The Human Rights Act: Why It Changed Britain

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 14:42:52 +0000

⁣In 1998, the United Kingdom passed one of its most significant constitutional reforms of the modern era: the Human Rights Act 1998.
But its roots stretch back to the aftermath of World War II, when Europe sought to prevent the abuses of the past.
In this episode of DarkHarbour Knowledge, we explore:
• Why the European Convention on Human Rights was created

• How the Act brought those rights into UK courts

• Landmark legal cases

• Political controversies

• Calls for reform or repeal

• What the future might hold
Is it a safeguard of liberty?

Or a limit on parliamentary sovereignty?
Few laws have shaped modern Britain more profoundly.